CN108513372A - Device and method for providing from thermal energy to article - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the equipment for providing thermal energy to article, equipment includes：It is configured to the first flexible heater of emitting infrared radiation；And the first flexible member including following material, the material are configured to absorb the infra-red radiation emitted by the first flexible heater and generate thermal energy from the infra-red radiation of absorption, the first flexible member is configured to that the thermal energy of generation is passed to article by heat transfer.
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Technical field
This disclosure relates to the device and method for providing thermal energy to article.
Background technology
Welding is the process that component links together, and can be used in the manufacture or repairing of article.For example, oil with
In Gas Industry, welding can be used for making steel pipe connected to each other.By another example, linear friction welding can be used for link disk with
Multiple airfoils are to form fan disk（Commonly referred to as " blisk（Blisk）”）.
Due to following, welding can lead to residual stress in article：Linking part is caused to expand from welding region
Heat；Leave the thermal expansion and thermal contraction of permanent stress；Residual stress is stretched present in welding metal and adjacent base metal；
And far from compressive residual stress existing for welding metal.When article is in adverse environment（For example, hot environment）When middle, not
Residual stress can lead to occur crack in article in the case of applying any outer load.
Invention content
According to various examples, the equipment for providing thermal energy to article is provided, equipment includes：First flexible heater, the
One flexible heater is configured to emitting infrared radiation；And the first flexible member including following material, the material are configured to
It absorbs the infra-red radiation emitted by the first flexible heater and generates thermal energy, the first flexible member construction from the infra-red radiation of absorption
The thermal energy of generation is passed into article at by heat transfer.
First flexible heater can limit first surface and second surface.First surface can be opposite with second surface.First
Flexible member may be coupled to the first surface of the first flexible heater.
First flexible heater may include the first flexible pipe, and the first flexible pipe limits cavity, and the first flexible elongate adds
Hot device is located in the cavity of the first flexible pipe.
First flexible heater may include the second flexible elongate heater, and it is soft that the second flexible elongate heater is located in first
In the cavity of property pipe.
Equipment may also include controller, and controller is configured to：The first flexible elongate heater emission infra-red radiation is controlled, and
And the second flexible elongate heater emission infra-red radiation of control.
Controller may be configured to：Controlling the first flexible elongate heater emission has the infra-red radiation of the first amplitude, and
Controlling the second flexible elongate heater emission has the infra-red radiation of the second amplitude, to provide scheduled heating profile
（heating profile）, second amplitude is different from first amplitude.
Equipment may also include the second flexible heater, and the second flexible heater is configured to emitting infrared radiation.
Second flexible heater can limit first surface and second surface.First surface can be opposite with second surface.First
Flexible member may be coupled to the first surface of the second flexible heater.
Equipment may also include controller, and controller is configured to the first flexible heater of control and emits with the second flexible heater
Infra-red radiation.
Controller may be configured to：Infra-red radiation of the first flexible heater transmitting with the first amplitude is controlled, and is controlled
Infra-red radiation of the second flexible heater transmitting with the second amplitude, to provide scheduled heating profile, second amplitude
It is different from first amplitude.
Equipment may also include temperature sensor arrangement, and temperature sensor arrangement is configured to one of sensing article
Or more temperature.
The material of first flexible member may include silicone rubber（silicone rubber）.
Equipment may also include the second flexible member, and the second flexible member is arranged to make the first flexible heater thermal insulation.
Equipment may also include heat-conductive coating, and heat-conductive coating is coated on a part for the first flexible member.Heat-conductive coating can cloth
It is set to the thermal energy for increasing and being generated at the part.
First flexible heater may be configured to the infra-red radiation for the wave band that transmitting has in 780nm to 1400nm ranges.
The article can be aerospace components.
According to various examples, the method for providing thermal energy to article is provided, method includes：Article is provided；And it provides as first
Equipment described in previous paragraphs；And be positioned to contact at least part of article by equipment, with enable a device to will be hot
At least part of article can be conductively transferred to.
Method may also include：The heating profile for equipment is determined, to enable a device to the part across article
The thermal energy of variation is provided.
Method may also include：Equipment is being positioned to, with before article contacts, welding behaviour to be executed in a part for article
Make.
Method may also include：From article removing device；And it after article removal, is executed on article by equipment
Welding operation.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that except when mutually exclusive, otherwise with any one of the above associated description
Feature can it is suitably modified after be applied to any other aspect.In addition, except when mutually exclusive, it is otherwise described herein
Any feature can be applied to any aspect and/or combined with any other feature described herein.
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With reference to the drawings, embodiment is only described by way of example, wherein：
Fig. 1 illustrates according to the various exemplary schematic side elevations for providing the first equipment of thermal energy to article；
Fig. 2 is illustrated according to the various exemplary schematic side elevations for providing the second equipment of thermal energy to article；
Fig. 3 is illustrated according to the various exemplary schematic side elevations for providing the third equipment of thermal energy to article；
Fig. 4 is illustrated according to the various exemplary schematic side elevations for providing the 4th equipment of thermal energy to article；
Fig. 5 is illustrated according to the various exemplary schematic side elevations for providing the 5th equipment of thermal energy to article；
Fig. 6 is illustrated according to the various exemplary perspective views for providing the 6th equipment of thermal energy to article；
Fig. 7 is illustrated according to the various exemplary schematic side elevations for providing the 7th equipment of thermal energy to article；
Fig. 8 is illustrated according to the various exemplary perspective views for providing the 8th equipment of thermal energy to article；And
Fig. 9 illustrates the flow chart according to the various exemplary methods for providing thermal energy to article.
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In the following description, term " connection " and " connection " expression are operatively connected and couple.It should be understood that being carried
And feature between may exist any number of intermediate member, including no intermediate member.
Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic side elevations of the first equipment 10 for providing thermal energy to article 12.First equipment 10 is wrapped
Include the first flexible heater 14 and the first flexible member 16.Article 12 can be any part, component component or wait for hot
The object of processing.For example, article 12 can be the Ministry of Aerospace of such as turbine blade or composite material fan blade etc
Part.In other examples, article 12 can be the component being used in oil and gas industry of such as steel pipe etc.
First flexible heater 14 can be structured to any suitable device of emitting infrared radiation.For example, first is soft
Property heater 14 may include flexible quartz ampoule, flexible quartz ampoule is filled with halogen gas, and one or more root silk thread positions
In flexible quartz ampoule.In other examples, the first flexible heater 14 may include flexible ceramic piece, flexible metal sheath,
Or open coil arrangement（open coil arrangement）.First flexible heater 14, which may be configured to transmitting, to be had
The short wave infrared radiation of wave band in 780nm to 1400nm ranges.First flexible heater 14 can have to be arrived 0.05
0.1GPa（About 109N/m2）Young's modulus in range.
First flexible heater 14 limits first surface 18 and the second surface 20 opposite with first surface 18.First is flexible
Component 16 may be coupled to the first surface 18 of the first flexible heater 14 and include following flexible material, the flexible material structure
It causes to absorb the infra-red radiation emitted by the first flexible heater 14 and generates thermal energy from the infra-red radiation of absorption.For example, first
The material of flexible member 16 may include the flexible ceramic of high heat conductance（For example, aluminium nitride（aluminium nitride） 150W/
mk）, or alternatively may include stainless steel cloth.First flexible member 16 can have 0.05 to the Young in 0.1GPa ranges
Modulus.First flexible member 16 can absorb 90% to 95% of the incident IR radiation from the first flexible heater 14.
First flexible member 16 is configured to that the thermal energy of generation is passed to article 12 by heat transfer.In more detail, first
Equipment 10 may be positioned so as to be contacted with article 12（For example, so that the first flexible member 16 abuts article 12）.First flexible heater
The flexibility of device 14 and the first flexible member 16 enables equipment 10 to meet the shape of article 12.For example, being turbine in article 12
In the situation of machine blade, flexible at least part that equipment 10 can be enable to be snugly fit inside turbine blade of equipment 10
On so that not or almost without the air gap between equipment 10 and article 12.Then, it can be supplied to the first flexible heater 14
Electric energy is answered, to promote 14 emitting infrared radiation of the first flexible heater.First flexible member 16, which absorbs, comes from the first flexible heater
The infra-red radiation of device 14 simultaneously generates thermal energy, and the thermal energy then generated is delivered to article 12 via heat transfer.
First equipment 10 is advantageously used for providing heat treatment to article 12, to reduce the residual stress in article 12.Example
Such as, the first equipment 10 can use before welding or after welding, to provide heat treatment at least part of article 12.First equipment
10 flexibility allows the first equipment 10 to be closely fitted on article 12（Article 12 can have a complex shape）, and therefore pass through
Thermal energy is effectively transferred to article 12 by heat transfer.In the case of article 12 reflects infra-red radiation, via the heat of heat transfer
Can transmit can be advantageous.
Fig. 2 illustrates the schematic side elevation of the second equipment 101 for providing thermal energy to article 12.Second equipment 101
It is similar to the first equipment 10 illustrated in Fig. 1, and used identical reference numeral in the similar place of feature.Article 12 with
The article 12 illustrated in Fig. 1 is similar, and therefore uses identical reference numeral.
Second equipment 101 and the first equipment 10 difference lies in：Second equipment 101 can include additionally the second flexible member
22, the second flexible member 22 may be coupled to the second surface 20 of the first flexible heater 14 and be arranged to make the first flexible heater
14 thermal insulations.Second flexible member 22 may include any suitable flexible thermal insulator material with relatively low thermal conductivity.Example
Such as, the second flexible member 22 can have in 0.025 W/mk to the thermal conductivity in 0.04 W/mk ranges at different temperatures, and
There can be the Young's modulus in 0.05 to 0.1 GPa ranges.Second flexible member 22 may include the more microporous insulations of silica
The insulation felt of portion or ceramic fibre with lower thermal conductivity.In some instances, the second flexible member 22 can add around the first flexibility
The edge 24 of hot device 14（Or multiple edges 24）Extend, as illustrated in Figure 2.In other examples, one or more another
Outer flexible member can be around the edge 24 of the first flexible heater 14（Or multiple edges 24）Extend.It is one or more other
Flexible member may include silicone or any other suitable material.
The difference of second equipment 101 and the first equipment 10 also resides in：Second equipment 101 can include additionally heat-conductive coating 26,
Heat-conductive coating 26 is coated on a part for the first flexible member 16.Heat-conductive coating 26 is arranged to increase the heat generated at the part
Can, and therefore increase the thermal energy for passing to article 12 at the part from the first flexible member 16.Heat-conductive coating 26 may include toluene
（C6H5-CH3）, silicone resin, silver compound（Ag）And ethyl alcohol（C2H6O）Mixture, with the thermal conductivity between 5 to 12 W/mK
Rate, and also act as oxidation protection coatings.It should be understood that heat-conductive coating 26 can be coated on multiple portions of the first flexible member 16
Point, it is transmitted with increasing from multiple portions to the thermal energy of article 12.
Second equipment 101 can be advantageous because the second flexible member 22 can reduce from the second equipment 101 not with article
The heat-energy losses on the surface of 12 contacts.It is provided across the second equipment in addition, heat-conductive coating 26 can be advantageously the second equipment 101
The energy transfer rate of 101 variations（That is, compared at the part not including heat-conductive coating, energy transfer rate is including heat conduction
It can bigger at the part of coating）.
Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic side elevation of the third equipment 102 for providing thermal energy to article 12.Third equipment 102
It is similar to the first and second equipment 10,101 illustrated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and used in the similar place of feature identical attached
Icon is remembered.Article 12 is similar to the article 12 illustrated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and therefore uses identical reference numeral.Third equipment
102 can include additionally the second flexible member 22 as illustrated in Figure 2 and/or heat-conductive coating 26, and these features are not shown,
To maintain, Fig. 3's is clear.
Third equipment 102 and the first equipment 10 and the second equipment 101 difference lies in：Third equipment 102 includes additionally control
Device 28 processed.In some instances, third equipment 102 may also include temperature sensor arrangement 30.
Controller 28 may include any suitable circuit, to control the operation of the first flexible heater 14.Controller 28 can
It is configured to：It controls and the electric energy of the first flexible heater 14 is supplied, to control the infrared spoke emitted by the first flexible heater 14
The amplitude penetrated.The electric energy of the first flexible heater 14 is supplied for example, controller 28 can control predetermined amount of time so that the
One flexible heater 14 only provides infra-red radiation to the predetermined amount of time.
In the example that third equipment 102 includes temperature sensor arrangement 30, controller 28 may be configured to：It receives and
The first flexible heater 14 is controlled from the data of temperature sensor arrangement 30, and using received data.For example, controlling
Device 28 processed is supplied to first according to received data temperature less than in the case of threshold temperature value, controller 28 is controllable
The increase of the electric energy of flexible heater 14, to increase the amplitude of the infra-red radiation emitted by the first flexible heater 14.By another
One example, in the case of controller 28 is higher than threshold temperature value according to received data temperature, controller 28 is controllable
System is supplied to the reduction of the electric energy of the first flexible heater 14, to reduce the infra-red radiation emitted by the first flexible heater 14
Amplitude.
Controller 28 may include：Control circuit；And/or processor circuit；And/or at least one application-specific integrated circuit
（ASIC）；And/or at least one field programmable gate array（FPGA）；And/or uniprocessor or multiprocessor architecture；
And/or sequential/parallel architecture；And/or at least one programmable logic controller (PLC)（PLC）；And/or at least one microprocessor
Device；And/or at least one microcontroller；And/or central processing unit（CPU）；And/or graphics processing unit（GPU）.
In different examples, controller 28 may include at least one processor 32 and at least one processor 34.Memory
34 storage computer programs 36, computer program 36 includes computer-readable instruction, when being read by processor 32, computer journey
Sequence 36 promotes the operation of the first flexible heater 14 of control of controller 28.Computer program 36 can be software or firmware, or
It can be the combination of software and firmware.
Processor 32 can be with 22 shape of structure, the first flexible member 16 and the second flexible member of the first flexible heater 14
It is integral, be either located on structure, the first flexible member 16 and the second flexible member 22 of the first flexible heater 14 or
It can position, or can be distributed between structure 14,16,22 and the position of separate structure 14,16,22 far from structure 14,16,22.
Processor 32 may include at least one microprocessor, and may include single core processor, it may include multiple processor cores（Such as double-core
Processor or four core processors）, or may include multiple processors（Wherein at least one may include multiple processor cores）.
Memory 34 can be with 22 shape of structure, the first flexible member 16 and the second flexible member of the first flexible heater 14
It is integral, be either located on structure, the first flexible member 16 and the second flexible member 22 of the first flexible heater 14 or
It can position, or can be distributed between structure 14,16,22 and the position of separate structure 14,16,22 far from structure 14,16,22.
Memory 34 can be any suitable non-transitory computer-readable storage media, data storage device or the storage of multiple data
Device, and may include hard disk and/or solid-state memory（Such as flash memory）.Memory 34 can be permanent non-removable
Memory, or can be removable memory（Such as universal serial bus（USB）Flash drive or safe digital card）.
Memory 34 may include：The local memory used during the practical execution of computer program 36；Mass storage；And it is high
Fast buffer storage, cache memory are temporarily deposited to the offer of at least some of computer-readable or computer usable program code
Storage, to reduce the number that may fetch code during code executes from mass storage.
Computer program 36 is storable in non-transitory computer-readable storage media 38.Computer program 36 can be from non-
Temporary computer readable storage medium 38 is transmitted to memory 34.Non-transitory computer-readable storage media 38 can be example
Such as USB flash memory driving, safe digital（SD）Card, CD（Such as compact disk（CD）, digital versatile disc（DVD）Or blue light
CD）.In some instances, computer program 36 can be via signal 40（Such as wireless signal or wire signal）It is transmitted to storage
Device 34.
Input/output device can be attached directly to controller 28, or be attached to control by intermediate input/o controller
Device 28.Various communication adapters also may be coupled to controller 28, so that equipment 102 can pass through intermediate dedicated network or common network
Network becomes to be attached to other equipment or remote printer or storage device.Unrestricted example includes this kind of communication adapter
Modem and network adapter.
Temperature sensor arrangement 30 may include that any of one or more temperature for sensing article 12 is suitble to
Device or multiple devices.For example, temperature sensor arrangement 30 may include being configured to the one or more of sensing article 12
One or more thermocouples of a temperature.In other examples, temperature sensor arrangement 30 may include one or more
Multiple resistance temperature detectors.Temperature sensor arrangement 30 can form whole with structure 14,16（I.e. as its one
Point）（For example, one or more thermocouples can be embedded in the first flexible member 16）, or can be detached with structure 14,16.
Controller 28 is configured to receive the data from temperature sensor arrangement 30.
Fig. 4 illustrates the schematic side elevation of the 4th equipment 103 for providing thermal energy to article 12.4th equipment 103
It is similar to the first, second, and third equipment 10,101,102 illustrated in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, and in the similar place of feature
Identical reference numeral is used.Article 12 is similar to the article 12 illustrated in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, and therefore uses identical
Reference numeral.4th equipment 103 and the first, second, and third equipment 10,101,102 difference lies in：4th equipment 103 is also
Including the second flexible heater 42, input unit 44 and display 46.
Second flexible heater 42 can be structured to any suitable device of emitting infrared radiation, and can be with
The identical or different device of first flexible heater 14.For example, the second flexible heater 42 may include flexible quartz ampoule, flexible stone
English pipe is filled with halogen gas, and one or more root silk thread is located in flexible quartz ampoule.Second flexible heater 42 can
It is configured to the short wave infrared radiation for the wave band that transmitting has in 780nm to 1400nm ranges.
Second flexible heater 42 limits first surface 48, the second surface 50 opposite with first surface 48 and in the first table
The edge 51 extended between face 48 and second surface 50.First flexible member 16 is attached to the first table of the second flexible heater 42
Face 48 and include following material, the material are configured to absorb the infra-red radiation emitted by the second flexible heater 42 and from absorptions
Infra-red radiation generate thermal energy.Second flexible heater 42 can be with coplanar arrangement adjacent to the first flexible heater 14
Positioning, and the first and second surfaces 48,50 of the second flexible heater 42 is made to be parallel to the first of the first flexible heater 14
With the second plane 18,20（And it is coplanar with the first and second planes 18,20）.
Input unit 44 may include any suitable device for allowing operator's control device 103 at least partly.
For example, input unit 44 may include it is following in it is one or more：Keyboard, miniature keyboard, touch tablet, touch-screen display with
And computer mouse.Controller 28 is configured to receive the signal from input unit 44.
Display 46 can be any suitable device for transmitting information to the operator of equipment 103.For example, display
Device 46 can be liquid crystal display, light emitting diode indicator, active matrix organic light emitting diode display, thin film transistor (TFT)
Display or cathode-ray tube display.Controller 28 is configured to control display 46, to promote display 46 to be transmitted to user
Information.
Controller 28 is configured to the first flexible heater 14 of control and 42 emitting infrared radiation of the second flexible heater.Example
Such as, controller 28 may be configured to：According to the scheduled heating profile 52 stored in memory 34, the first flexible heater is controlled
14 infra-red radiations of the transmitting with the first amplitude, and control infrared spoke of the second flexible heater 42 transmitting with the second amplitude
It penetrates, the second amplitude is different from the first amplitude.By another example, controller 28 may be configured to：According to what is stored in memory 34
Scheduled heating profile 52, the first flexible heater 14 of control emits the infra-red radiation in first band, and it is soft to control second
Property heater 42 emit the infra-red radiation in second band, second band is different from first band.Pass through other example, control
Device 28 may be configured in the first flexible heater 14 of control and the second flexible heater 42 transmitting different-waveband and have difference
The infra-red radiation of amplitude.In other examples, controller 28 may be configured to the first flexible heater 14 and the second flexible heater
Device 42 provides common control（Such as so that both transmitting infra-red radiation amplitude having the same and in identical wave
Duan Zhong）.
User input apparatus 44 and display 46 can be used to input one or more add to the 4th equipment 103 in operator
Heat distribution Figure 52.For example, the operable input unit 44 of operator, to input heating profile, in the heating profile, and wait for
The infra-red radiation emitted by the second flexible heater 42 is compared, and the infra-red radiation of transmitting is had higher by the first flexible heater 14
Amplitude.Controller 28 can control display 46 to show graphic user interface（GUI）, to help operator to input heating distribution
Figure.Controller 28 is configured to one or more heating profiles inputted by operator being stored in memory 34.
It should be understood that the 4th equipment 103 can include additionally the second flexible member 22 and/or heat-conductive coating 26, in Fig. 2
Diagram, and these features are not shown, and to maintain, Fig. 4's is clear.Second flexible member 22 may be coupled to the second flexibility
The second surface 50 of heater 52.In some instances, the second flexible member 22 can be at the edge 51 of the second flexible heater 48
Side extraly extends（And it may be coupled to the edge 51 of the second flexible heater 48）.In other examples, one or more
Other flexible member can extend on 51 side of the edge of the second flexible heater 48（And it may be coupled to the second flexible heater 48
Edge 51）.
4th equipment 103 can be advantageous because the 4th equipment 103 may span across article 12 be applied with the 4th equipment 103
Part provide variation heat treatment.For example, in the infra-red radiation of the first flexible heater 14 transmitting and by the second flexible heater
The infra-red radiation that device 42 emits is compared in the case of having by a larger margin, and equipment 103 can be from the first flexible member 16 and first
The a large amount of thermal energy of the adjacent partial conductance of flexible heater 14, and from the first flexible member 16 and 42 phase of the second flexible heater
The less thermal energy of adjacent partial conductance.
It should be understood that may include any number of flexible heater according to the equipment of present patent application.For example, equipment can
Including three, four, five or more flexible heaters.
Fig. 5 illustrates the schematic side elevation of the 5th equipment 104 for providing thermal energy to article 12.5th equipment 104
It is similar to the first, second, third and fourth equipment 10,101,102,103 illustrated in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, and in spy
It levies similar place and has used identical reference numeral.Article 12 is similar to the article 12 illustrated in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4,
And therefore use identical reference numeral.
5th equipment 104 includes the first flexible heater 14 and the second flexible heater 42 and third flexible heater 54.
First flexible heater 14 includes the first flexible pipe 56, and the first flexible pipe 56 limits the first cavity 58, and the first flexible elongate
Heater 60 is located in the first cavity 58 of the first flexible pipe 56.First flexible pipe 56 has circular cross-sectional shape, but
There can be another cross-sectional shape in other examples.First flexible pipe 56 may include any suitable material, and show at this
Example includes flexible quartz.The Young's modulus of flexible quartz ampoule 56 can be（Such as）0.05 between 0.1GPa.First is soft
Property elongated heater 60 may include being configured to receiving electric energy and any suitable heating from the electric energy emitting infrared radiation of reception
Device element.For example, the first flexible elongate heater 60 may include tungsten filament.
Controller 28 is configured to the operation of the first flexible heater 14 of control.For example, controller 28 may be configured to control to
First flexible heater 14 supplies electric energy, and therefore controls the amplitude of the infra-red radiation emitted from the first flexible heater 14.It is logical
Another example is crossed, controller 28 may be configured to controller control to the match circuit of the first flexible heater 14, to control from first
The wave band for the infra-red radiation that flexible heater 14 emits.Controller 28 may be configured to flexible with the second flexible heater 42 and third
Heater 54 dividually controls the operation of the first flexible heater 14.Alternatively, controller 28 can be provided to the first flexible heater
The co- controlling of device 14, the second flexible heater 42 and third flexible heater 54.
Second flexible heater 42 includes the second flexible pipe 62, and the second flexible pipe limits the second cavity 64, and second is soft
Property elongated heater 66 is located in the second cavity 64 of the second flexible pipe 62.Second flexible pipe 62 has circular cross section shape
Shape, but can have another cross-sectional shape in other examples.Second flexible pipe 62 may include any suitable material, and
The example includes quartz.Second flexible elongate heater 66 may include being configured to receive electric energy and emit from the electric energy of reception red
Any suitable heating element of external radiation.For example, the second flexible elongate heater 66 may include tungsten filament.
Controller 28 is configured to the operation of the second flexible heater 42 of control.For example, controller 28 may be configured to control to
Second flexible heater 42 supplies electric energy, and therefore controls the amplitude of the infra-red radiation emitted from the second flexible heater 42.It is logical
Another example is crossed, controller 28 may be configured to controller control to the match circuit of the second flexible heater 42, to control from second
The wave band for the infra-red radiation that flexible heater 42 emits.Controller 28 may be configured to flexible with the first flexible heater 14 and third
Heater 54 dividually controls the operation of the second flexible heater 42.Alternatively（And as mentioned above）, controller 28 can
Co- controlling to the first flexible heater 14, the second flexible heater 42 and third flexible heater 54 is provided.
Third flexible heater 54 includes third flexible pipe 68, and third flexible pipe 68 limits third cavity 70, and third
Flexible elongate heater 72 is located in the third cavity 70 of third flexible pipe 68.Third flexible pipe 68 has circular cross section
Shape, but can have another cross-sectional shape in other examples.Third flexible pipe 68 may include any suitable material, and
Include quartz in this example.Third flexible elongate heater 72 may include being configured to receive electric energy and emit from the electric energy of reception
Any suitable heating element of infra-red radiation.For example, third flexible elongate heater 72 may include tungsten filament.
Controller 28 is configured to the operation of control third flexible heater 54.For example, controller 28 may be configured to control to
Third flexible heater 54 supplies electric energy, and therefore controls the amplitude of the infra-red radiation emitted from third flexible heater 54.It is logical
Another example is crossed, controller 28 may be configured to controller control to the match circuit of third flexible heater 54, to control from third
The wave band for the infra-red radiation that flexible heater 54 emits.Controller 28 may be configured to flexible with the first flexible heater 14 and second
Heater 42 dividually controls the operation of third flexible heater 54.Alternatively（And as mentioned above）, controller 28 can
Co- controlling to the first flexible heater 14, the second flexible heater 42 and third flexible heater 54 is provided.
Fig. 6 illustrates the perspective view and cartesian coordinate system 74 of the 6th equipment 105.It is illustrated in 6th equipment 105 and Fig. 5
4th equipment 103 is similar, and has used identical reference numeral in the similar place of feature.Cartesian coordinate system 74 includes that
This orthogonal X-axis, Y-axis and Z axis.
6th equipment 105 has cubic shaped, and with the length extended in parallel with Z axis, the width extended in parallel with X-axis
Degree and the depth extended in parallel with Y-axis.6th equipment 105 includes the first flexible heater 14, the second flexible heater 42, third
Flexible heater 54, the 4th flexible heater 76, the 5th flexible heater 78, the 6th flexible heater 80, the 7th flexible heater
Device 82, the 8th flexible heater 84, the 9th flexible heater 86 and the tenth flexible heater 88.First to the tenth flexible heater
14,42,54,76,78,80,82,84,86,88 can have and the flexible heater 14 illustrated in Fig. 5,42,54 identical structures.
The first cavity 90, the second cavity 92 and third cavity are limited between first flexible member 16 and the second flexible member 22
94.First cavity 90, the second cavity 92 and third cavity 94 position adjacent to each other along the width of the 6th equipment 105, and with Z axis
The length of parallel the 6th equipment 105 of direction upper edge extends.First, second, and third flexible heater 14,42,54 is located in
In one cavity 90, and extend in the length of direction upper edge sixth equipment 105 parallel with Z axis.Four, the five, the 6th and the 7th
Flexible heater 76,78,80,82 is located in the second cavity 92, and in direction upper edge sixth equipment 105 parallel with Z axis
Length extends.Eight, the 9th and the tenth flexible member 84,86,94 is located in third cavity 94, and along the 6th equipment 105
Length extends.
The first flexible pipe 56, the first cavity 58 and the first flexible elongate heater 60 of first flexible heater 14 are illustrated
In figure 6, wherein dotted line is to indicate the first flexible pipe 56 and the first flexible elongate heater 60, they are from the 6th equipment 105
Outside it is invisible.It should be understood that the second to the tenth flexible heater 42,54,76,78,80,82,84,86,88 can have
Structure identical with the first flexible heater 14, but be not illustrated out similarly, to maintain, Fig. 6's is clear.
First to the tenth flexible heater 14,42,54,76,78,80,82,84,86,88 may be coupled to the first flexible member
16 and/or second flexible member 22.For example, the first to the tenth flexible heater 14,42,54,76,78,80,82,84,86,88
Flexible pipe may be coupled to the first flexible member 16 and/or be attached to the second flexible member 22 via adhesive.Show in others
In example, the first to the tenth flexible heater 14,42,54,76,78,80,82,84,86,88 can be surrounded by porous ceramic particles, more
Hole ceramic particle fixes the first to the tenth flexible heater in place, but still the 6th equipment 105 is enable to be bent.
6th equipment 105 is flexible, and can be for example such as the deformation as indicated by arrow 96 and arrow 98.This can have
So that the 6th equipment 105 is used nonplanar shape sharply, and is located on object with complex shape.
Fig. 7 illustrates the schematic side elevation of the 7th equipment 106 for providing thermal energy to article 12.5th equipment 104
With the first, second, third, fourth equipment, the 5th equipment and the 6th equipment illustrated in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6
10,101,102,103,104,105 is similar, and has used identical reference numeral in the similar place of feature.Article 12 with
The article 12 illustrated in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 is similar, and therefore uses identical reference numeral.
First flexible heater 14 of the 7th equipment 106 includes the first flexible pipe 110, and the first flexible pipe 110 limits first
Cavity 112, the first flexible elongate heater 114, the second flexible elongate heater 116 and third flexible elongate heater 118.The
One flexible pipe 110 includes flexible quartz and has rectangular cross-sectional shape, but can be had in other examples different transversal
Face shape.First, second, and third flexible elongate heater 114,116,118 is located in the first cavity of the first flexible pipe 110
In 112.Controller 28 is configured to the operation of the first flexible heater 14 of control.In some instances, controller 28 may be configured to
Individually the first, second, and third flexible elongate heater 114,116, each of 118 of control.In other examples, it controls
Device 28 is alternatively（Or extraly）It is configured to the first, second, and third flexible elongate of co- controlling heater 114,116,118.
Second flexible heater 42 of the 7th equipment 106 includes the second flexible pipe 120, and the second flexible pipe 120 limits second
Cavity 122, the 4th flexible elongate heater 124, the 5th flexible elongate heater 126 and the 6th flexible elongate heater 128.The
Two flexible pipes 120 include flexible quartz and have rectangular cross-sectional shape, but can be had in other examples different transversal
Face shape.Four, the 5th and the 6th flexible elongate heater 124,126,128 is located in the second cavity of the second flexible pipe 120
In 122.Controller 28 is configured to the operation of the second flexible heater 14 of control.In some instances, controller 28 may be configured to
Individually the four, the 5th and the 6th flexible elongate heater 124,126, each of 128 of control.In other examples, it controls
Device 28 is alternatively（Or extraly）It is configured to co- controlling the four, the 5th and the 6th flexible elongate heater 124,126,128.
Fig. 8 illustrates the perspective view and cartesian coordinate system 74 of the 8th equipment 107.It is illustrated in 8th equipment 107 and Fig. 6
The 7th equipment 106 illustrated in 6th equipment 105 and Fig. 7 is similar, and has used identical attached drawing in the similar place of feature
Label.Cartesian coordinate system 74 includes orthogonal X-axis, Y-axis and Z axis.
8th equipment 107 has cubic shaped, and with the length extended in parallel with Z axis, the width extended in parallel with X-axis
Degree and the depth extended in parallel with Y-axis.8th equipment 107 includes the first flexible heater 14, the second flexible heater 42 and the
Three flexible heaters 129.First, second, and third flexible heater 14,42,129 can have and the flexible heater that is illustrated in Fig. 7
Device 14 and 42 identical structures.
The first cavity 90, the second cavity 92 and third cavity are limited between first flexible member 16 and the second flexible member 22
94.First cavity 90, the second cavity 92 and third cavity 94 position adjacent to each other along the width of the 8th equipment 107, and with Z axis
The length of parallel the 8th equipment 107 of direction upper edge extends.First flexible heater 14 is located in the first cavity 90, and with
The length of parallel the 8th equipment 107 of direction upper edge of Z axis extends.Second flexible heater 42 is located in the second cavity 92, and
Extend in the length of direction upper edge eightth equipment 107 parallel with Z axis.Third flexible heater 129 is located in third cavity 94
It is interior, and extend along the length of the 8th equipment 107.
First, second, and third flexible pipe 110,120,130 has rectangular cross-sectional shape, and limits first, the respectively
Two and third cavity 112,122,131.First and second flexible elongate heaters 114,116 are located in the first flexible pipe 110
In first cavity 112, and along the length of the 8th equipment 107 and it is parallel to Z axis extension.The flexible elongate of third, the 4th and the 5th adds
Hot device 118,124,126 is located in the second cavity 122 of the second flexible pipe 120, and along the length of the 8th equipment 107 and parallel
Extend in Z axis.6th flexible elongate heater 128 and the 7th flexible elongate heater 132 are located in the of third flexible pipe 130
In three cavitys 131, and along the length of the 8th equipment 107 and it is parallel to Z axis extension.
114 quilt of the first flexible pipe 110, the first cavity 112 and the first flexible elongate heater of first flexible heater 14
Diagram is in fig. 8 so that dotted line indicates the first flexible pipe 110 and the first flexible elongate heater 114, they are from the 8th equipment
107 outside is invisible.It should be understood that the second flexible elongate heater 116 and second and third flexible heater 42,
129 can internal structure having the same, but be not illustrated similarly, to maintain, Fig. 8's is clear.
First, second, and third flexible heater 14,42,129 may be coupled to the first flexible member 16 and/or be attached to
Two flexible members 22.For example, the flexible pipe of the first, second, and third flexible heater 14,42,129 can couple via adhesive
To the first flexible member 16 and/or it is attached to the second flexible member 22.In other examples, first, second, and third is flexible
Heater 14,42,129 can be surrounded by porous ceramic particles, and porous ceramic particles are by the first, second, and third flexible heater
14, it 42,129 fixes in place, but still the 8th equipment 107 is enable to be bent.
8th equipment 107 is flexible, and can be for example such as the deformation as indicated by arrow 96 and arrow 98.This can
So that the 8th equipment 107 is used nonplanar shape, and is located on object with complex shape.
Fig. 9 illustrates the flow chart according to the various exemplary methods for providing thermal energy to article.
At block 134, method includes providing article 12.
At block 136, method may include executing welding operation in a part for article 12.For example, operator can be by object
The first component of product 12 is soldered to the second component of article 12.
At block 138, method includes the equipment provided according to present patent application.For example, block 138 may include that providing first sets
Standby 10, second equipment 101, third equipment 102, the 4th equipment 103, the 5th equipment 104, the 6th equipment 105, the 7th equipment 106
Or the 8th equipment 107.
At block 140, method includes being positioned to equipment 10,101,102,103,104,105,106,107 and article 12
At least part contact so that equipment 10,101,102,103,104,105,106,107 can by thermal energy conduction be transmitted
To at least part of article 12.For example, equipment 10,101,102,103,104,105,106,107 may be positioned to and article 12
Bead contact.
At block 142, method may include determining the heating profile for equipment 103,104,105,106,107, so that
The part that equipment 103,104,105,106,107 can cross over article 12 provides the thermal energy changed.For example, operator can make
Heating profile is selected or generated with input unit 44 and display 46.In this example, block 142 can before block 136 quilt
It executes so that suitable heating profile has been selected before welding.By another example, controller 28 can be used from temperature
The sensing temperature data that sensor arrangement structure 30 receives determine heating profile（Such as so that equipment is on article 12
Temperature provides thermal energy less than the position of predetermined threshold）.
At block 140 and/or block 142, method includes controlling to equipment 10,101,102,103,104,105,106,107
In one or more flexible heaters supply electric energy so that thermal energy is provided to article 12.
At block 144, method may include from 12 removing device 10,101,102,103,104,105,106,107 of article.
It should be understood that prior to welding operation to 12 application devices 10 of article, 101,102,103,104,105,106,
In 107 situation, block 136 is performed after block 144.In these examples, equipment 10,101,102,103,104,105,
106, it 107 can be positioned on the part to be welded of article.
It will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to embodiments described above, and without departing from design described herein
In the case of various modifications may be made and improve.For example, following form can be used in different embodiments：Complete hardware embodiment,
Complete software embodiment or the embodiment for including both hardware and software elements.
Except when mutually exclusive, otherwise any in feature can be used alone or be applied in combination with any other feature, and
And the disclosure extends to and includes all combinations and the sub-portfolio of one or more features described herein.
Claims (20)
1. a kind of equipment for providing thermal energy to article, the equipment include：
First flexible heater, is configured to emitting infrared radiation；And
The first flexible member including following material, the material are configured to absorb the institute emitted by first flexible heater
It states infra-red radiation and the infra-red radiation by being absorbed generates thermal energy, first flexible member is configured to be produced by heat transfer
Raw thermal energy passes to the article.
2. equipment as described in claim 1, wherein first flexible heater limits first surface and second surface, institute
State that first surface is opposite with the second surface, first flexible member is attached to described the of first flexible heater
One surface.
3. equipment as described in claim 1, wherein first flexible heater includes the first flexible pipe, and described first is soft
Property pipe limit cavity, and the first flexible elongate heater is located in the cavity of first flexible pipe.
4. equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein first flexible heater includes the second flexible elongate heater, institute
The second flexible elongate heater is stated to be located in the cavity of first flexible pipe.
5. equipment as claimed in claim 4 further includes controller, the controller is configured to：It is flexible thin to control described first
Long heater emission infra-red radiation, and control the second flexible elongate heater emission infra-red radiation.
6. equipment as claimed in claim 5, wherein the controller is configured to：Control the first flexible elongate heater
Emit the infra-red radiation with the first amplitude, and it is red with the second amplitude to control the second flexible elongate heater emission
External radiation, to provide scheduled heating profile, second amplitude is different from first amplitude.
7. equipment as described in claim 1 further includes the second flexible heater, second flexible heater is configured to emit
Infra-red radiation.
8. equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein second flexible heater limits first surface and second surface, institute
State that first surface is opposite with the second surface, first flexible member is attached to described the of second flexible heater
One surface.
9. equipment as claimed in claim 7 further includes controller, the controller is configured to control first flexible heater
Device and the second flexible heater emitting infrared radiation.
10. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to：Control the first flexible heater transmitting
Infra-red radiation with the first amplitude, and the infra-red radiation of the second flexible heater transmitting with the second amplitude is controlled,
To provide scheduled heating profile, second amplitude is different from first amplitude.
11. equipment as described in claim 1 further includes temperature sensor arrangement, the temperature sensor arrangement
It is configured to sense one or more temperature of the article.
12. equipment as described in claim 1, wherein the material of first flexible member includes silicone rubber.
13. equipment as described in claim 1 further includes the second flexible member, second flexible member is arranged to make described
First flexible heater thermal insulation.
14. equipment as described in claim 1 further includes the heat-conductive coating of the part coated on first flexible member,
The heat-conductive coating is arranged to increase the thermal energy generated at the part.
15. equipment as described in claim 1, wherein first flexible heater is configured to emit to have and be arrived in 780nm
The infra-red radiation of wave band in 1400nm ranges.
16. equipment as described in claim 1, wherein the article is aerospace components.
17. a kind of method providing thermal energy to article, the method includes：
Article is provided；And
Equipment as described in any one of the preceding claims is provided；And
The equipment is positioned to contact at least part of the article, so that the equipment can by thermal energy conduction
Pass at least described part of the article.
18. method as claimed in claim 17, further includes：The heating profile for the equipment is determined, so that described set
The standby part that can cross over the article provides the thermal energy of variation.
19. method as claimed in claim 17, further includes：By the equipment be positioned to before the article contacts,
Welding operation is executed in a part for the article.
20. method as claimed in claim 17, further includes：The equipment is removed from the article；And from the article
After removing the equipment, welding operation is executed on the article.
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